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Pope to travel to Congo, make ecumenical peace pilgrimage to South Sudan

Cindy Wooden|Dec 1, 2022|4 Min Read

People climb atop a destroyed U.N. peacekeeping truck in Kanyarutshinya, Congo, Nov. 2, 2022. The truck was part of a convoy that was attacked when it stopped at an army checkpoint near an internally displaced persons camp. (CNS photo/Arlette Bashizi, Reuters)

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Congolese bishop urges government to take control in the East

Catholic News Service|Nov 3, 2022|3 Min Read

Pope Francis pauses during his general audience at the Vatican Oct. 26, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

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Pope denounces attack in Congo, renews call for peace in Ukraine

Junno Arocho Esteves|Oct 26, 2022|2 Min Read

Congolese protesters face off with riot police outside the compound of a U.N. peacekeeping force's warehouse in Goma July 26, 2022. (CNS photo/Arlette Bashizi , Reuters)

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Congolese bishops offer dialogue after anti-U.N. protests

Jonathan Luxmoore|Aug 5, 2022|3 Min Read

A general view shows miners at an artisanal gold mine near Kamituga, Congo, Aug. 1, 2018. (CNS photo/Djaffar Al Katanty, Reuters)

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House hearing examines child labor abuses in Chinese-owned mines in Congo

Catholic News Service|Jul 22, 2022|5 Min Read

Two members of the Congolese community in Rome present the offertory gifts to Pope Francis during Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican July 3, 2022. Pope Francis was to have been in Kinshasa, Congo, that day, but was forced to postpone the trip because of problems with his knee. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope couldn't go to Congo, but Congolese in Rome pray with him for peace

Cindy Wooden|Jul 3, 2022|3 Min Read

Pope Francis addresses the people of Congo and South Sudan in a video released July 2, 2022. Pope Francis was to have visited the two countries in early July, but was forced to postpone the trip because of problems with his knee. (CNS screen grab/Vatican Media)

Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders send messages to South Sudan

Cindy Wooden|Jul 3, 2022|3 Min Read

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, addresses the 74th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations at the U.N. headquarters in New York City in this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo. While Pope Francis has postponed his trip to Congo and South Sudan, he is sending Cardinal Parolin to the two countries July 1-8. (CNS photo/Brendan McDermid, Reuters)

Pope to send Cardinal Parolin to Congo, South Sudan

Catholic News Service|Jun 28, 2022|2 Min Read

Kana Kajanga, 50, an internally displaced Congolese woman, cries inside a makeshift shelter at a church after fleeing renewed fighting near the Congolese border with Rwanda, outside Goma, Congo, on May 28. (CNS photo/Djaffar Sabiti, Reuters)

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Pope’s statements draw attention to anti-Christian violence in lesser-known corners

Inés San Martín|Jun 20, 2022|5 Min Read

South Sudanese people celebrate as the country marks the 10th anniversary of its independence, in Juba, South Sudan, in this July 9, 2021, file photo. Pope Francis will travel to Congo and South Sudan July 2-7. (CNS photo/Samir Bol, Reuters)

Pope to visit Congo, make ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan in July

Cindy Wooden|May 31, 2022|4 Min Read

United Nations peacekeepers are pictured near Congolese standing outside their homes as they patrol areas affected by the recent attacks by M23 rebels fighters in North Kivu province March 29, 2022. Congolese Father Georges Kalenga, a member of the planning committee for Pope Francis' July 2-5, visit, said the pope will be visiting a country ravaged by conflict.(CNS photo/Djaffar Sabiti, Reuters)

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Priest says pope's visit to Congo will let world know about its conflicts

Killian Chimtom|Apr 20, 2022|3 Min Read

Pope Francis kneels at the feet of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir at the conclusion of a two-day retreat at the Vatican for African nation's political leaders, in this April 11, 2019, file photo. The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will visit Congo and South Sudan in early July. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

Pope to make long-promised trip to South Sudan in July, going also to Congo

Cindy Wooden|Mar 3, 2022|4 Min Read

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